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| Hillcroft nursing home staff guilty of abuse | Hillcroft nursing home staff guilty of abuse |
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| Three carers have been found guilty of abusing elderly residents of a care home in Lancashire. | Three carers have been found guilty of abusing elderly residents of a care home in Lancashire. |
| The female staff members at Hillcroft nursing home in Slyne-with-Hest near Lancaster mocked, bullied and assaulted residents, Preston Crown Court heard. | The female staff members at Hillcroft nursing home in Slyne-with-Hest near Lancaster mocked, bullied and assaulted residents, Preston Crown Court heard. |
| A fourth male staff member previously pleaded guilty to ill-treating the residents. | A fourth male staff member previously pleaded guilty to ill-treating the residents. |
| The defendants told other carers they were bored and were doing it for entertainment, prosecutors said. | The defendants told other carers they were bored and were doing it for entertainment, prosecutors said. |
| Team leader Carol Moore, 54, of Ripon Avenue, Beaumont, Lancaster, abused six residents - slapping one and throwing bean bags at others while laughing. | |
| Tipped out of wheelchair | Tipped out of wheelchair |
| Katie Cairns, 27, of Riverview Court, Westgate, Morecambe abused four residents - stamping on the foot of one and mocking others by throwing bean bags at them and touching them. | |
| Gemma Pearson, 28, of Hill Street, Carnforth, tipped a resident out of their wheelchair. | |
| Darren Smith, 34, of Howgill Avenue, Lancaster, had earlier pleaded guilty to ill-treating eight residents and the court heard he was seen in bed with a distressed resident. | Darren Smith, 34, of Howgill Avenue, Lancaster, had earlier pleaded guilty to ill-treating eight residents and the court heard he was seen in bed with a distressed resident. |
| All were charged, under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, with ill-treatment and wilful neglect of a person with lack of capacity. | All were charged, under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, with ill-treatment and wilful neglect of a person with lack of capacity. |
| They had previously been suspended from the home following abuse allegations made by a receptionist and a cleaner in September 2011, the court heard. | They had previously been suspended from the home following abuse allegations made by a receptionist and a cleaner in September 2011, the court heard. |
| But they returned to work after being handed warnings as a result of an internal investigation and the matter was not referred to the police or social services. | But they returned to work after being handed warnings as a result of an internal investigation and the matter was not referred to the police or social services. |
| The court heard that in December 2011 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was sent anonymous emails about the standard of care inside the home. | The court heard that in December 2011 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was sent anonymous emails about the standard of care inside the home. |
| The CQC referred the matter to the local authority's safeguarding team who told police in May 2012. | The CQC referred the matter to the local authority's safeguarding team who told police in May 2012. |
| The home's owner said all those involved have now left and it is under new management. | The home's owner said all those involved have now left and it is under new management. |
| The former staff are due to be sentenced later. | The former staff are due to be sentenced later. |